Underground hiphop

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 27 Jul 2005 16:06

So what underground artists you guys into? Ill post a little list of stuff I like, some of the more unknown ones I guess:

- Zion I
- Thyrday
- Cunninlynguists
- Blue Scholar
- Illogic

I cant get enough of this stuff, I love it. If anyone has anything to contribute, do it now

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 27 Jul 2005 16:12

Blue Scholars represent!! They're from Seattle, I've seen them live -- they tear it up.

People I like:

-Blue Scholars (duh)
-Blackalicious
-People Under the Stairs
-Madlib
-Quasimoto
-Non-Prophets
-Grouch and Eligh
-Atmosphere
-Aesop Rock
-Five Deez
-Immortal Technique
-Herbaliser (what got me into hip hop

)
-Lyrics Born
-SHING02!!!!!! (the coolest japanese rap ever

)

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 28 Jul 2005 16:36

hey sam, we like many of the same artists

-LA Symphony
-SyntaxtheTerrific
-Dr. Octagon
-sole
-Sapien
-Bo, Marr Monk
-Themselves
-Dos One
-Afu Ra
-Strong Bad

-Wordz
-Science Project
-DJ DNA
-Elias
-Just Me
-Sherlock Poems
-Aceyalone
-Lateef the Truthspeaker

QuantumBalance · Post by **QuantumBalance** » 28 Jul 2005 16:46

techyes

underground is, no bodys business,
its rapping on the street when no bodys listnen
its sellin all your things just to get better
see what the future brings
live life to no letter -

never ever sever severe
connections here /
hear the way that
reality spheres blair
in the air its all my tears
it doesn't matter
illusions arent there
for im the mad hatter

David Morawski · Post by **David Morawski** » 03 Aug 2005 19:51

Kevin's getting closer to some real music

- Sage Francis
- Buck 65
- Themselves
- cLOUDDEAD
- Sole
- Acid Reign
- Sixtoo
- Sebutones
- Dose
- RJD2
- Restiform Bodies
- Passage
- Josh Martinez
- Jel
- Immortal Technique
- Eyedea & Abilities
- Del the Funkee Homosapien/Deltron
- Deep Puddle Dynamics
- Anything on Anticon

"I wasn't down with the mainstream or should I say their team."

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 04 Aug 2005 08:27

davey M. wrote: - Anything on Anticon

My neighbors were all anticon, sadly they got evicted.

We had restiform bodies, telephone jim jesus, pedestrian, passage, and whole bunch of others from the label chilling at the crib all the tzime.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 04 Aug 2005 10:18

On the topic of the incredible RJD2 I'd like to also acknowledge:

-Prefuse 73
-The X-Ecutioners

Skeletor · Post by **Skeletor** » 04 Aug 2005 13:55

lifesavas
gift of gab
lyrics born (or anyone from the quannum crew really,)
bender
eyedeas & abilities
del
j5

gah I have tons more but my brain wont work

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 04 Aug 2005 22:12

mf doom is good stuff. i'm a fan of ADM and Adverse, Juice. i'm glad to see josh martinez getting an honourable mention. Birdapres (pronounced Bird of prey) is cool, but looks like he has downs syndrome. Grubs, Grimes, Trojan are all good, but you'll be pretty hard pressed to find anything of theirs. If you're looking for beats check Pete Samples, but he's recently gone down tempo and away from hip hop. catch him live and it's a different story though. Old John Smith was good before he went all attack rap, but he sells more records now because you don't have to be from the north end of winnipeg to really get the lyrics. i love Pip Skid (the artist formerly know as Pat Skeen The Wicked Nut Rhyme Machine) his last album was great. Gruf The Druid is good, and he does alot of cool spoken word stuff. Draft Dodgers, Turn The Gun, Sound Barriers are all really really solid. trying to think of other stuff i may not have mentioned... i'll be back with more...

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 04 Aug 2005 22:14

oh oh oh scratch bastid is from the fax and is a really good dj. he just did an album with john smith and pip skid. also you might be interested in FrekSho. one of thier guys is a super poular indian hip hop atrist, a great big baliwood style star because he's rapping in indian and pushing the limits of what is okay to say on the radio in india. all the young 'ens in bombay love him.

QuantumBalance · Post by **QuantumBalance** » 04 Aug 2005 22:22

javis

David Morawski · Post by **David Morawski** » 06 Aug 2005 09:47

Tsiangkun wrote:
davey M. wrote: - Anything on Anticon
My neighbors were all anticon, sadly they got evicted.

We had restiform bodies, telephone jim jesus, pedestrian, passage, and whole bunch of others from the label chilling at the crib all the tzime.

Can I touch your eyeballs?

Are you from Oakland, Tsiangkun?

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 06 Aug 2005 10:01

Skeletor wrote: lyrics born (or anyone from the quannum crew really,)

I typed that exact same thing when I was going to reply to this thread, but then I didn't.

I don't really want to get into another nomenclature argument, but I really disagree with the usage of the word "undeground," in most circumstances. As in, that's just not what undeground means. Maybe "not as popular" would work better (because pretty much every artist already listed in here actually is really popular).

I like pretty much everyone from the Quannum/Solesides crew (eXpecially DJ Shadow, and Blackalicious), I like the Beatnuts, I sorta like Dan the Automator, I like Little Brother, I like Supastition, K-Otix, Strange Fruit Project, all that shit, Ghostface Killah, everything that was on the Art of One Mind Project, I like 9th Wonder, I like Mos Def/Talib Kweli/Black Star, I like Buckshot, Lunar Heights, Crown City Rockers, GANG STARR, I like Diverse, Lyrics Born, I kinda like RJD2, but he's pretty played out, I love the Coup, I love Eric B & Rakim, I love Hi-Tek, Public Enemy, Big L, Common... Masta Ace is pretty good, Trife, the Roots, A Tribe Called Quest, J5, KRS-One, Cesar Comanche, Cunninlynguists, Lauryn Hill, THETHYRDAY, MF Doom is aight, he doesn't really have any flow at all, Stezo, Akinyele, ...Uh, I'm just gonna stop now.

Laroche · Post by **Laroche** » 06 Aug 2005 20:49

Im so excited, I cant wait to go buy some Sea Dees now!! Thanks for the list, ill mos def be checking out as much of this stuff as possible!

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 08 Aug 2005 20:31

Stephen Barnes wrote:MF Doom is aight, he doesn't really have any flow at all.

we have very different opinions on what "flow" is.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 09 Aug 2005 01:02

This topic just got played out once Stephen stepped in the ring with his irritating opinions on hip hop, all making it less enjoyable to discuss and all. RJD2 played out?? Listen to some of his less known shit. Just because Ghostwriter was in a fucking commercial doesn't mean that his music isn't fantastic. If you don't want to get into a damn nomenclature argument, comment on the music not the genre -- just don't even bother going there!

Skeletor · Post by **Skeletor** » 09 Aug 2005 04:09

Just because Ghostwriter was in a fucking commercial doesn't mean that his music isn't fantastic

I have to agree, lyrics born did a fucking pepsi commercial I believe and his music is phenomenal.

I saw the entire quannum crew when they did their world tour. LB stole the show with the lifesava's. Anyone who hasnt heard of the lifesava's should dl.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 09 Aug 2005 07:55

Also, thanks to davey m for the Eyedeas and Abilities recommendation. I downloaded E&A and I enjoy it quite a lot.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 09 Aug 2005 10:23

what was eyedea's previous name? i think it the first part was oliver something. anyway, he has a great song called "weird side" that is awesome. you should D/L it sam.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 09 Aug 2005 12:34

I will. My favorite song by him that I've heard is Paradise off of E&A. Great song! C'mon people, more! Feed myself and everyone else who's hungry for this great music.